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Snacks for an 8 month old

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LibbyLou123 · 16/08/2011 16:22

Hi

Can anyone please suggest snacky type food that an 8 month old would enjoy. She's not great with lumps and tends to gag quite a lot on food.

I've tried her with banana, rice cakes, yoghurts, breadsticks, cubes of cheese

Any more suggestions?????

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libbyssister · 16/08/2011 22:41

How about some small pieces of bread and butter? Goodies 'crisps' have been well-liked by my 3 but they're a bit insubstantial.

islandbaby · 16/08/2011 23:51

My 8mo DS likes:

slices of pear that I've peeled and softened (chop up and whack the whole lot in the microwave for 2/3 minutes in a little pot with a loose lid and a tablespoon of water, then store in the fridge)

porridge pancake/biscuits (Mix enough instant porridge oats with milk just to get them all to stick together, microwave for 30 seconds, pour onto a small round plate and mark into triangles, pop in the fridge until 'set')

Eggy bread (beat an egg, soak a small slice of brown bread in it, fry in a little butter)

Anything on toast (avocado and/or mashed banana are hits), which you can let soften the toast a bit then just cut up into fingers or little squares for shovelling in by hand

Scrambled egg, by the handful

Other than that, I always keep leftovers from dinners/lunches that I have in little pots in the fridge, then just tip that out in front of him to play with eat.

milkyjo · 22/08/2011 12:53

Avocado is good, or any soft fruit if your DD isn't great with lumps. Even just bread is a hit with my 8.5 month DS, wholemeal tends to break down a bit easier I find. DS also likes soft cooked carrot sticks, he will mush them in his hand then shove it in his mouth.

Timeoutofmind · 25/08/2011 21:11

My DD enjoys Finger sized pieces of melon, mango, plum, nectarine, strips of omelette, prunes, broccoli florets, croissant

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